Factor pairs of 2717 are any two numbers that, when multiplied together, equal 2717. The question to ask is “what two numbers multiplied together equal 2717?” Every factor can be paired with another factor, and multiplying the two will result in 2717.
To find the factor pairs of 2717, follow these steps:
Step 1:
Find the smallest prime number that is larger than 1, and is a factor of 2717. For reference, the first prime numbers to check are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13. In this case, the smallest factor that’s a prime number larger than 1 is 11.
Step 2:
Divide 2717 by the smallest prime factor, in this case, 11:
2717 ÷ 11 = 247
11 and 247 will make a new factor pair.
Step 3:
Repeat Steps 1 and 2, using 247 as the new focus. Find the smallest prime factor that isn’t 1, and divide 247 by that number. In this case, 13 is the new smallest prime factor:
247 ÷ 13 = 19
Remember that this new factor pair is only for the factors of 247, not 2717. So, to finish the factor pair for 2717, you’d multiply 11 and 13 before pairing with 19:
11 x 13 = 143
Step 4:
Repeat this process until there are no longer any prime factors larger than one to divide by. At the end, you should have the full list of factor pairs.
Here are all the factor pairs for 2717:
(1, 2717), (11, 247), (13, 209), (19, 143)
So, to list all the factors of 2717: 1, 11, 13, 19, 143, 209, 247, 2717
The negative factors of 2717 would be: -1, -11, -13, -19, -143, -209, -247, -2717